binary installation

For the normal binary installation you should only need a Linux system.

1. Download the distribution (see above).
2. Unpack the distribution with: tar xvfz mbux-version-binary.tar.gz
3. cd mbux-version
4. Become super user: su
5. Call: ./install
6. Edit /opt/mbux/etc/default.mbx and look for a line beginning with mp3dir. Enter here the location of your mp3 files on your computer.
7. Edit /opt/mbux/bin/player and take care it starts your command line mp3 player.
8. And finally start mbux: /opt/mbux/bin/mbux

To leave mbux simply type in "!menu" and choose "Quit mbux".

That's all.

 source installation

For the source installation you will need a C compliler and a installed version of the svgalib and liblug package and also an command line mp3 player. If svgalib or liblug are not shipped with your linux distribution, you can get them from the svgalib homepage and Funet.

1. Download the distribution.
2. Unpack the distribution with: tar xvfz mbux-version.tar.gz
3. cd mbux-version
4. Call make to start the compilation.
5. If everything went ok start the installation. For this part you must have root rights.
   
6. Become super user: su Call: make install
7. Edit default.mbx located in the etc directory in the installation target directory (default /opt/mbux/etc/default.mbx) and look for a line beginning with mp3dir. Enter here the location of your mp3 files on your computer.
8. Edit /opt/mbux/bin/player and take care it starts your command line mp3 player.
9. And finally start mbux: /opt/mbux/bin/mbux

To leave mbux simply type in "!menu" and choose "Quit mbux".

That's all.

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